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.TH KEYCTL_CLEAR 3 "4 May 2006" Linux "Linux Key Management Calls"
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.SH NAME
keyctl_clear \- Clear a keyring
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.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <keyutils.h>
.sp
.BI "long keyctl_clear(key_serial_t " keyring ");"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR keyctl_clear ()
clears the contents of a
.IR keyring .
.P
The caller must have
.B write
permission on a keyring to be able clear it.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
On success
.BR keyctl_clear ()
returns
.BR 0 .
On error, the value
.B -1
will be returned and errno will have been set to an appropriate error.
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.SH ERRORS
.TP
.B ENOKEY
The keyring specified is invalid.
.TP
.B EKEYEXPIRED
The keyring specified has expired.
.TP
.B EKEYREVOKED
The keyring specified had been revoked.
.TP
.B EACCES
The keyring exists, but is not
.B writable
by the calling process.
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.SH LINKING
This is a library function that can be found in
.IR libkeyutils .
When linking,
.B -lkeyutils
should be specified to the linker.
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.SH SEE ALSO
.BR keyctl (1),
.br
.BR add_key (2),
.br
.BR keyctl (2),
.br
.BR request_key (2),
.br
.BR keyctl (3),
.br
.BR keyutils (7),
.br
.BR keyrings (7)

